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About Author: Perry Shoar
Posts by Perry Shoar
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Cohort Capsule: Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R – International Brougham?
Posted on November 17, 2024 | 84 Comments(first posted 8/25/2018) I wouldn’t classify it as such. I think it’s important to limit the Brougham classification to those primarily American (and sometimes foreign, usually Japanese) […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1974 Audi 100LS – Keep It Beautiful
Posted on November 10, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 8/18/2018) Finds like this one, by S. Forrest, really validate the cohort and enrich CC, because as much as we’d like to go for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Ford Escort – Success And Shame
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) When is a world car not a world car? When it’s Japanese. I can hear our readers’ responses already: Ford didn’t call the 1991 Escort a world […] -
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […] -
Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […] -
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 12/16/2016) There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery
Posted on December 12, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 – 1985 Fiat 128 – The Fiat We Must Remember
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 3/21/2016) Fiat’s present day existence presents a rather inconsistent picture. On one hand, we see a multinational with the savvy to buy a gigantic presence in the all-important […] -
Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 4/25/2015) Datsun/Nissan’s missteps during the renaming era were many, from soft sports cars to shockingly conservative mainstream compacts, but the Maxima was a major success which captured the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mazda MPV – A Flash In The Minivan Pan
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 2/28/2015) Free from its relationship with Ford, Mazda is forging ahead as an independent against unfavorable odds. Perhaps it’s only natural for a carmaker born out of Hiroshima’s […] -
Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […] -
CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat…
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Nissan NX1600 – Yokohoma Goes Organic
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 10/11/2014) Ack–another white car! Don’t have my head; I capture what comes my way and it’s truly perplexing how I encounter so many cars of the same color; […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 117 Comments(first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […]
![Cohort Capsule: Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R – International Brougham? (first posted 8/25/2018) I wouldn’t classify it as such. I think it’s important to limit the Brougham classification to those primarily American (and sometimes foreign, usually Japanese) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-01-00.48.20.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Cohort Capsule: 1974 Audi 100LS – Keep It Beautiful (first posted 8/18/2018) Finds like this one, by S. Forrest, really validate the cohort and enrich CC, because as much as we’d like to go for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-17-22.51.40.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Ford Escort – Success And Shame (first posted 4/2/2014) When is a world car not a world car? When it’s Japanese. I can hear our readers’ responses already: Ford didn’t call the 1991 Escort a world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-01-16.01.21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby! (first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/190crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon (first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pontiac-safari1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin? (first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group (first posted 12/16/2016) There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2364.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery (first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Snaab2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 – 1985 Fiat 128 – The Fiat We Must Remember (first posted 3/21/2016) Fiat’s present day existence presents a rather inconsistent picture. On one hand, we see a multinational with the savvy to buy a gigantic presence in the all-important […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/128.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility (first posted 4/25/2015) Datsun/Nissan’s missteps during the renaming era were many, from soft sports cars to shockingly conservative mainstream compacts, but the Maxima was a major success which captured the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Nissan-Maxima.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Mazda MPV – A Flash In The Minivan Pan (first posted 2/28/2015) Free from its relationship with Ford, Mazda is forging ahead as an independent against unfavorable odds. Perhaps it’s only natural for a carmaker born out of Hiroshima’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mpv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days (first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-q.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat… (first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-must.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Nissan NX1600 – Yokohoma Goes Organic (first posted 10/11/2014) Ack–another white car! Don’t have my head; I capture what comes my way and it’s truly perplexing how I encounter so many cars of the same color; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-nis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost (first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-ny.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


